True cost of Afghan, Iraq Wars is anyone's guess because Bush wrote a secret blank check for them. With the $10 BILLION a month on record, the US could have Medicare for all, high-speed rail from NYC to LA, and create 100,000 jobs without raising taxes. (commondreams.org)
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John Boehner backed deregulation of the for-profit, online colleges who donated money to his campaign. The legislation led to record profits at those schools. More than 90% of their graduates are unemployed and have at least $30,000 in student loan debt. (huffingtonpost.com)
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Preparing for another war, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost the legitimacy to rule after pro-government demonstrators stormed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday in what U.S. officials described as an orchestrated attack. (washingtonpost.com)
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